As the European Commission prepares for a new five-year term, this EU Policy Whitepaper, Solidifying the EU’s leadership in the global energy transition, serves as a stocktake of current progress, alongside identifying further opportunities to solidify the European Union (EU)’s climate leadership through implementation across mostly existing policy packages. While the EU has made commendable strides in reducing emissions – notably through renewable energy and efficiency – there is still more to be done, with other key geographies such as China and the United States accelerating deployment still faster, and in some cases more comprehensively, through green industrial policy.